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Character behaviour, feelings and motivation
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Character
behaviour, feelings and motivationSlide2
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Character
behaviour
, feelings and motivation
Comprehension
means
understanding
.
The answers to some questions are easy to find, while the answers to others are more difficult to work out
.
The best way to understand a text is to
ask
yourself questions
as
you read it. Slide3
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Character
behaviour, feelings and motivation
In
fiction, characters are the
people
who
act
out the story. Their feelings, and the reasons for their
behaviour
, are revealed in
:
the
words the author uses to describe them and their actions — are the words positive or negative?
the
characters’ tone of voice — questions can show uncertainty or anxiety, and exclamations can show surprise or fear.
Let’s follow the character of Nathan in the book
Making
Friends with Samson
. We’ll see how the author,
Alison
Peters, describes what Nathan thinks and says,
and
so reveals the reasons for his
behaviour
.Slide4
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Character
behaviour, feelings and motivation
Which two words best describe Nathan’s feelings?
happiness
disappointment
anger
surprise
How
do we know that Nathan is surprised and disappointed
?
He was sure he was getting a dog.
He was excited about getting a dog.
He describes the dog he was expecting with positive adjectives.
Nathan knew what was in the box. He held in an excited squeal as he lifted the top from the box. He couldn’t wait to meet his new, furry, friendly, jumping, barking, tail-wagging … BIRD?! His dog was a bird
! “
Oh,” Nathan gulped.Slide5
Nathan knew what was in the box. He held in an excited squeal as he lifted the top from the box. He couldn’t wait to meet his new, furry, friendly, jumping, barking, tail-wagging … BIRD?! His dog was a bird
! “
Oh,” Nathan gulped.
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behaviour
, feelings and motivation
The way
bird
is written shows Nathan’s surprise.
His exclamation
emphasises
his surprise.
His interjection and the verb
gulped
show
his
disappointment. Slide6
“Chirp,” the bird sang, then turned upside down and spread its wings.
“
So you can hang upside down. So what? You can’t chase a stick or catch a ball. What good are you?” Nathan grumbled.
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behaviour
, feelings and motivation
What does this tell us about Nathan’s feelings
?
Nathan is still disappointed about getting a bird and not a dog.
How do we know?
He
criticises
the bird and suggests that it’s
useless
because it can’t act like a dog.
Grumbled
suggests Nathan’s
dissatisfaction with
the bird. Slide7
Nathan moved closer to the cage. The bird didn’t move. Nathan put his hand
inside
the cage.
The
bird still didn’t move. He tried to grab it and … it bit him hard.
“
BIRRDD!!!!” Nathan yelled, “You nearly bit my finger off!”
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behaviour
, feelings and motivation
What does Nathan’s tone of voice tell us about his feelings?
Nathan is angry with the bird.
How do we know that Nathan is angry with the bird?
The way bird is written and the verb
yelled
show that
Nathan
is using a loud, angry
tone
.
Why is Nathan angry with the bird?
The bird bit him on the finger. Slide8
Two weeks later, Nathan tried again. Carefully
he
stuck his finger inside the cage. The bird
didn’t
move. Nathan put his finger near the perch.
The
bird HOPPED ON!
“
Good bird,” he whispered, “good bird.”
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behaviour
, feelings and motivation
What does Nathan’s tone of voice tell us about his feelings?
Nathan is starting to interact with the bird in a more positive way. He uses a gentler tone of voice when he speaks to it, and calls it a
good bird
.
Why are Nathan’s feelings changing?
The bird is no longer afraid of Nathan
because
it hops onto his finger. Slide9
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Character
behaviour
, feelings and motivation
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